Tuesday, September
24,
2002
Simon and Paul meet up at the Lakeview lounge and wait for
Henry. "How much money did you give him?" asks Paul
worriedly. "Not enough to keep him in martinis," answers
Simon. "Barely enough to keep my attention, Simon," says Henry
as he finally shows up. "Welcome," says Simon. "What,
were you boys worried?" asks Henry. Paul asks him what he got, and
Henry tells him his friend recommended some state of the art surveillance
equipment, "Just ask his ex-wife and the mailman!" Paul suggests
they fill Henry in on the plan, but Simon wonders if they should wait for
Bonnie. Paul says that she's already upstairs staking out the room.
"Staking out?" asks Henry. "What am I getting myself
into?"
The three men are sitting at a table and Henry shows them the
bug. "Any smaller and you wouldn't be able to see it," he
says. Paul asks what the range is, and Henry answers that it's 300
feet. It's completely wireless and fits inside the receiver. Paul
suggests that they test it, and Henry tells him to take the receiver while
"Austin Powers here plants the bug." Simon tells him he's
promoted, planting the bug is his job now. "No, my job is to buy the
equipment," Henry reminds him. Simon asks him if he wants to go back
to WorldWide and scrub Lucinda's back, but Henry says he'd rather go back to
Avanya.
"You don't plant bugs just for the fun of it, unless you're
into that sort of thing. Who is this lawyer and how crooked is he?"
asks Henry. Paul and Simon don't want to tell him, but Henry
insists. "I am not doing a B and E without a name." They
reluctantly give in and tell him it's Marshall Travers. Henry is shocked
and calls Travers his hero for the way he got the justice system to cry
uncle. Henry thinks he's brilliant and would go to him if he got into a
jam. "What does he know that you don't and how's it going to make us
rich?" asks Henry. Paul says they won't give him any more
information. Henry gets up from the table, saying, "It's beginning to
smell like old fish, this whole operation. Back to the water
cooler." Paul stops him and says, "I've got two words for you,
James Stenbeck." "I've got two words for you, Paul, forget
it!" says Henry. Paul tells him it's too late, they'll be able to
trace the purchase of the equipment back to him. Simon reassures him that
he'll be safe if he does his job right. "Did you two check your
brains at the door? You want me to take down James Stenbeck?" asks
Henry. "Finally you've got the idea, welcome aboard!" says
Simon.
Paul tells Simon to check on the room, he'll take the receiver,
and Henry will find a place to put the bug. Henry comments that they're
like the three musketeers, "Were they hanged or drawn and
quartered?" Paul says they need to go, Bonnie's in place.
"Maybe she can pour me a drink before Stenbeck calls 'lights out,'"
quips Henry.
While Paul is preoccupied with a little family drama, Henry asks
Simon how he's supposed to get into Travers' room, "with my
teeth?" Simon hands him some sort of lock-picking tool.
"Simon, you're spoiling me!" says Henry. He asks who the
look-out is. Simon tells him it's Bonnie, if she sees Travers she'll
divert him. "With what, a cocktail olive and tonight's dinner
specials?" asks Henry. "And her very nice little legs,"
adds Simon. Bonnie comes in and says, "The eagle has flown, Travers
is gone. "Cute," says Henry Paul tells Henry it's time to
go into the room and he'll stake out and wait for the signal. "What
signal?" asks Henry. Simon suggest bird calls or something, be
creative! "I always am," agrees Henry.
Paul comes back to the table and Simon assures them that the
room is in range. Bonnie confirms that there's still no sign of
Travers. Henry says he has to go give Lucinda a pedicure. Paul,
Simon and Bonnie tell them that he's free to go, but he's already in this up to
his neck. Stenbeck likes to make examples of people, starting at the
bottom. And Henry is at the bottom! They say good-bye and start to
walk away, but Henry stops them and asks them what room Travers is in.
"You don't think I'd let you have all the fun yourself, do you? Put
your ears on, Simon, I'm going in!"
Today’s episode was directed by Michael Eilbaum and
written by Judith Donato.
Transcripts from ATWTweekly
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Simon: Any sign of Henry?
>> Paul: No, not yet. Huh-uh. How long did he say it would take to get the
equipment?
>> Simon: He didn't. He didn't say.
>> Paul: Simon, how much money did you give him? 
>> Simon: Uh, not enough to keep him in martinis.
>> Henry: Barely enough to keep my attention, Simon.
>> Simon: Welcome.
>> Henry: What, were you boys were worried? Huh?
>> Paul: What'd you get?
>> Henry: Ah, the latest in covert operations. The sleek and efficient
S-487. My contact says that it is the state of the art in surveillance. You can
just ask his ex-wife and the mailman.
>> Paul: All right, well, maybe we should let him in on what we're doing
here.
>> Simon: Or maybe we should wait for Bonnie. What do you think?
>> Paul: Well, Bonnie's already upstairs staking out the room.
>> Henry: "Staking out"? What am I getting myself into?
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Henry: If it was any smaller, you wouldn't be able to see it. 
>> Paul: What's the range?
>> Henry: 300 feet. It's completely wireless it feeds right into the
receiver.
>> Paul: All right, we have to test it.
>> Henry: Yes, you're right, Paul. We have to test it. Why don't you work
on the receiver? And we'll have Austin Powers here plant the bug.
>> Simon: No, no, no. You've just been promoted, mate. That's your job.
>> Henry: Uh, no, no, no. No, no, no. My job was to make the buy.
>> Simon: Listen, Henry, I want this done right.
>> Henry: Then have some faith in yourself.
>> Simon: You're -- you're planting the bug, Henry. That is, unless you're
so anxious to go back and scrub Lucinda's back.
>> Henry: Oh, come on. No, I'd rather go back to Avanya. But -- look, you
don't plant bugs just for the fun of it. Unless you're into that sort of thing.
Who is this lawyer and how crooked is he? Guys, I am not doing a without a name,
okay?
>> Paul: Well, I guess he's gonna find out sooner or later, especially
seeing how he's gonna be in the man's room. Marshall Travers?
>> Henry: Your mother's Marshall Travers? That Marshall Travers? Oh! He's
my hero! No, really, the way he made this whole legal system just turn around
and scream, "uncle" -- oh, he's brilliant! Boy, if I'm ever in a jam,
he's the first man I'm gonna go to. So what does he know that you don't, and how
is it gonna make us rich?
>> Paul: No more information.
>> Simon: Sure, promise. 
>> Henry: Okay. All right, well, look -- this is starting to smell like
day-old fish, this whole operation. So I'm gonna get back to the water cooler.
Okay?
>> Paul: You know what, Henry? I've got two words for you -- James
Stenbeck.
>> Henry: I've got two words for you, Paul. Forget it.
>> Paul: Well, it's too late, Henry. He can trace this purchase back to
you in no time.
>> Simon: Look, it's gonna be all right, Henry. You'll be perfectly safe
as long as you do the job right.
>> Henry: What, did you two check your
brains at the door? You want -- you want somebody like me to take down
someone like James Stenbeck?
>> Simon: Well, I think he's finally starting to get the idea. Welcome
aboard, Henry.
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Simon: All right, Paul. Why don't you go and check out the room that we
booked? 
Make sure it's in range. I'll work
the receiver while Henry here finds the perfect position to plant our little
friend.
>> Henry: Ah, just like the three musketeers. Weren't they hanged or were
they drawn and quartered?
>> Paul: All right, let's go. Bonnie's already in place.
>> Henry: Oh, well, maybe she can make me a drink before Stenbeck calls
lights out.
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Henry: Okay. Let's say that I leave my better judgment at the door,
give it the day off and go along with this plan. How am I supposed to get into
Travers' room, with my teeth?
>> Simon: Hmm. That oughta do it.
>> Henry: Oh, Simon! You're spoiling me! 
>> Simon: I know. Two minutes, tops. With that, you should be in that
room.
>> Henry: Yeah? Who's my lookout
>> Simon: Bonnie. If anything comes up, she'll divert Travers.
>> Henry: What? With a cocktail olive and tonight's dinner specials?
>> Simon: And a very nice set of legs.
>> Henry: That's true.
>> Bonnie: Okay. The eagle has flown. Travers is gone.
>> Henry: That's cute.
>> Bonnie: I stayed with him till he got in the cab.
>> Simon: All right, Henry. That's you. You're cue, you're on. All right,
I'm gonna work from our room. I'll stake out the room and listen for your
signal.
>> Henry: Which will be -- what? 
>> Simon: Uh, bird noises, whatever.
>> Henry: Bird noises --
>> Simon: Think of something creative.
>> Henry: I will. I always do.
>> Bonnie: And what about Paul?
>> Simon: He's been held up. All right, look -- I'm gonna go up to our
surveillance room and make sure it's in range. Bonnie, you look out for Travers
and make sure he doesn't come back, forgotten something, whatever. And, Henry,
you go up to his room now. Get in, get out as fast as you can.
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Paul: All right. Sorry it took so long.
>> Simon: No problem. Look, I checked out our room. It's in range. So
we're in business.
>> Bonnie: And still no sign of Travers.
>> Henry: Oh, goody. Great. Well, you know what? 
I
wish I could stick around and help you guys out, but I've gotta get back to
Lucinda and help her with a pedicure.
>> Simon: Henry, Henry. Stay, go, whatever. But you're already up to this
in your neck already.
>> Paul: He's right. And my father loves to make examples out of people,
starting at the bottom. And you, my friend, are about as low as it gets around
here.
>> Simon: Victim number one.
>> Bonnie: Fresh for the pickin'.
>> Simon: So you just watch your back now, Henry. Thanks for getting the
equipment for us. And you know what? Look after yourself, mate. We'll see you
around.
>> Paul: See ya, Henry.
>> Bonnie: Bye.
>> Henry: Guys, guys, wait a second. Wait a second, wait a second. What
room is Travers in? 703, huh? Come on. You think I'm gonna let you have all the
fun by yourself? Here, put your ears on there, Simon. I'm goin' in!
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